Associate - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATE

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA OFFICE

About The Firm

Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc. (Cornerstone) is a full-service, bipartisan consulting firm specializing in federal and state government relations, public affairs and strategic communications, and advisory services. Utilizing a shared vision, philosophy, and complete team approach, Cornerstone – with 16 offices and over 180 professionals – stands as one of the industry’s most effective and respected consulting firms. We are proud of our professional standards and team culture that provide clients the full depth and breadth of our expertise, experience, and relationships, resulting in meaningful and highly valuable partnerships. At our core, we are a professional services consulting firm that focuses on solving problems and creating opportunities for our clients. 

POSITION OVERVIEW

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

Cornerstone seeks a full-time professional to support our client accounts. All individuals in our Louisiana office manage a variety of administrative tasks and support each other with client service activities. In addition, administrative tasks are necessary to support new and existing government relations clients. This position is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

This position is responsible for several client service and administrative tasks including, but not limited to:

• Assisting with administrative and support duties, including scheduling.
• Assisting with legislative fundraising, scheduling meetings, organizing events, and legislative receptions.
• Attending subcommittee and committee meetings during the legislative session as needed.
• Monitor and update our legislative tracking service each morning during the legislative session. 
• Provide clients with weekly legislative reports from our legislative tracking service during the legislative session. 
• Drafting weekly newsletters with legislative bill reports during the legislative session.
• Drafting monthly newsletters during the months when there are no legislative sessions.
• Drafting memorandums and other client-related documents. 
• Participating in team client calls to memorialize tasks assigned.
• Coordinate internal staff meetings and agendas and assist with listing action items needed. 

COMPETENCIES

Key qualities for candidates in this position include:  

• Proactiveness: Works independently in a busy environment;
•  Flexibility: Able to work early mornings and late evenings;
• Dependability: Arrives to work on time, follows instructions, close attention to detail, responds promptly, and solicits feedback to improve performance;
• Adaptability: Able to adapt to changes in the work environment on a day-to-day basis, comfortable with ambiguity, and manage relationships with multiple client service professionals in the office;
• Time Management: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and able to manage competing priorities;
• Communication: Possess strong written and verbal communication skills; and
• Teamwork: Able to work within a team, is approachable, and willing to help others.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills; 
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks, work with minimal supervision, work well under pressure, and anticipate schedule demands to meet deadlines; 
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment; and 
• A basic understanding of government relations or relevant work experience in a related field; 
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel), Microsoft Teams, and Adobe Acrobat; and 
• Proficiency with web browsers (Explorer, Chrome) and virtual platforms. 

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application directly through the link below:  

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=126484&clientkey=F1BC0D33EC9F016A4DE8354D6C4D3E20